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William H. Ellis — 15 Patents

CCCompaq Computer: 4 patents #276 of 1,604Top 20%
HP: 2 patents #7,666 of 16,619Top 50%
AUAugat: 1 patents #47 of 105Top 45%
CGCompaq Information Technologies Group: 1 patents #84 of 407Top 25%
FIFinisar: 1 patents #409 of 719Top 60%
TIThomas & Betts International: 1 patents #343 of 424Top 85%
Phoenix, AZ: #410 of 6,660 inventorsTop 7%
Arizona: #2,353 of 32,909 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
William H. Ellis has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Compaq Computer. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in April 2019. William H. Ellis ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list William H. Ellis in Phoenix, AZ, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1999.peak 21982: 1 patents19821985: 1 patents1989: 1 patents19891992: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19951999: 2 patents2000: 2 patents20002001: 1 patents2002: 1 patents20022004: 1 patents2009: 2 patents20092019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D845562 Pet toy ball Troy Lewis 2019-04-09
7565673 Apparatus and method for using keyboard macros to control viewing channel Kevin J. Brusky, Derrill L. Sturgeon, Kerry L. Brusky 2009-07-21 $56,970,000
7519297 Cable television system with separate radio frequency hub and ethernet hub Jayne C. Hahin, Jerry Dybsetter, Willem Mostert, Arthur Lawson 2009-04-14 $3,919,000
6757912 Channel server functionality Mark P. Vaughan 2004-06-29 $9,006,000
6441861 Computer convergence device controller for managing disparate video sources Mark P. Vaughan, Thomas J. Brase, Drew S. Johnson 2002-08-27
6229575 Computer convergence device controller for managing disparate video sources Mark P. Vaughan, Thomas J. Brase, Drew S. Johnson 2001-05-08 $51,234,000
6067226 Apparatus for increasing the number of input/output ports while maintaining the form factor of an associated computer chassis John C. Barker, James P. Sauer 2000-05-23 $91,386,000
6012112 DVD assembly, and associated apparatus, for a convergent device Thomas J. Brase, Derrill L. Sturgeon, Donald K. Zickefoose, Christopher Howard, Mark P. Vaughn +1 more 2000-01-04 $161,194,000
5926207 Channel server functionality Mark P. Vaughan 1999-07-20 $77,541,000
5898899 RF broadband amplifier bypass method and apparatus — 1999-04-27 $16,336,000
5439386 Quick disconnect environmentally sealed RF connector for hardline coaxial cable Scott R. Hopper 1995-08-08 $3,307,000
5102057 Automatic plastic crusher apparatus — 1992-04-07
4825468 Video noise jammer — 1989-04-25 $1,734,000
4542437 CATV package designed for underground system use Leo C. Wise, Jr. 1985-09-17 $3,777,000
D266281 Kitchen drainboard Donald Clay 1982-09-21

Frequent Collaborators

Mark P. Vaughan4 shared
Drew S. Johnson3 shared
Thomas J. Brase3 shared
Derrill L. Sturgeon2 shared
Donald K. Zickefoose1 shared
Arthur Lawson1 shared

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